Data stored on CD media show vulnerability to alteration

March 10, 2008 Data stored on CD media show vulnerability to alteration Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physical security issues for CD media used to transfer imaging data from one institution to another have been well documented. Discs tend to stack up in back offices and are frequently lost. A study from Denmark reveals that data on the disc are not well-protected either and are vulnerable to easy alteration (J Digit Imaging 2007 Aug 21; [Epub ahead of print]). "Identification information such as patient name, age, institute name, and date of imaging can be readily altered on DICOM files exported by CD media," said Fintan McEvoy, a computer engineer at the University of Copenhagen.

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